Onion social

It is no secret that The Onion is hands down my favorite website. I was wondering why last week they have been particularly hard on Facebook, and now we know why[^1]: Onion Social.

On the FAQ of this“new social platform”:

Q: What does Onion Social do with my data? A: At Onion Social, we believe that consumer trust is crucial to our mission, and maintaining full transparency is an incredibly important part of that.

Q: Can I link my credit cards to Onion Social? A: Yes! While e-commerce options are not currently available, Onion Social works best when given full access to your financial records.

There is a lot of hilarious bits to read around this“launch”, but the sign-up form is just glorious.

I wish there was a way to give The Onion some of my money: If there is one website I don’t want to see disappear, it’s The Onion. [^1]: Update: Apparently the reason behind the recent surge of article ridiculing Facebook is“because Facebook is choking off traffic to The Onion’s website”, according to the Onion’s editor-in-chief Chad Nackers.